Kent Place School

Kent Place School
Address
Map
42 Norwood Avenue

, ,
07901

United States
Coordinates40°43′14″N 74°21′49″W / 40.720496°N 74.363743°W / 40.720496; -74.363743
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoWith wisdom she lights the way
Established1894 (1894)
NCES School ID00869149[1]
Head of schoolJennifer Galambos
Faculty90.8 FTEs[1]
GradesNursery to 12
GenderGirls
Enrollment636 (plus 18 in PreK, as of 2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio7:1[1]
Color(s)  Green and
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference
MascotChumley the Dragon
Team nameDragons[2]
RivalOak Knoll School
Affiliations
Websitewww.kentplace.org

Kent Place School is a girls' independent college-preparatory day school (with a coeducational nursery and pre-kindergarten) serving students in preschool through twelfth grade in Summit, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Kent Place School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[3] In 2007, The Wall Street Journal listed Kent Place School as one of the world's top 50 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities.[4]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 636 students (plus 18 in PreK) and 90.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7:1. The school's student body was 49.7% (316) White, 25.6% (163) Asian, 11.2% (71) Black, 6.8% (43) two or more races, 6.6% (42) Hispanic and 0.2% (1) American Indian / Alaska Native.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Kent Place School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ List of Member Schools, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Staff writer (December 28, 2007). "How the Schools Stack Up". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2008.